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6.6.5.3.4 Drop test
6.6.5.3.4.1 Applicability
For all types of large packagings as a design type test.
6.6.5.3.4.2 Preparation of large packaging for testing
The large packaging shall be filled in accordance with 6.6.5.2.1.
6.6.5.3.4.3 Method of testing
The large packaging shall be dropped onto a non resilient, horizontal, flat, massive and rigid
surface in conformity with the requirements of 6.1.5.3.4, in such a manner as to ensure that the point of
impact is that part of the base of the large packaging considered to be the most vulnerable.
6.6.5.3.4.4 Drop height
NOTE: Large packagings for substances and articles of Class 1 shall be tested at the packing
group II performance level.
6.6.5.3.4.4.1 For inner packagings containing solid or liquid substances or articles, if the test is performed
with the solid, liquid or articles to be transported, or with another substance or article having essentially the
same characteristics:
Packing group I Packing group II Packing group III
1.8 m 1.2 m 0.8 m
6.6.5.3.4.4.2 For inner packagings containing liquids if the test is performed with water:
(a) Where the substances to be transported have a relative density not exceeding l.2:
Packing group I Packing group II Packing group III
1.8 m 1.2 m 0.8 m
(b) Where the substances to be transported have a relative density exceeding 1.2, the drop
height shall be calculated on the basis of the relative density (d) of the substance to be
carried, rounded up to the first decimal, as follows:
6.6.5.3.4.5 Criteria for passing the test
Packing group I Packing group II Packing group III
d ×1.5 (m) d × 1.0 (m) d × 0.67 (m)
6.6.5.3.4.5.1 The large packaging shall not exhibit any damage liable to affect safety during transport.
There shall be no leakage of the filling substance from inner packaging(s) or article(s).
6.6.5.3.4.5.2 No rupture is permitted in large packagings for articles of Class 1 which would permit the
spillage of loose explosive substances or articles from the large packaging.
6.6.5.3.4.5.3 Where a large packaging undergoes a drop test, the sample passes the test if the entire
contents are retained even if the closure is no longer sift-proof.
6.6.5.4 Certification and test report
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6.6.5.4.1 In respect of each design type of large packaging a certificate and mark (as in 6.6.3) shall be
issued attesting that the design type including its equipment meets the test requirements.
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